Word Scramble on Confucianism and Judaism

World Religion Word Scramble 4: A learning and gamification tool

Word scrambles help learners build and reinforce vocabulary related to religious traditions.

Based on Chapters 2 and 10 of Neighboring Faiths by Winfried Corduan

Challenge: Even if you don’t have the book, can you unscramble these words and match them to the right clues?

1. natcor	The person who leads the worship and sings the music in Jewish religious services
2. uuiccnsfo	A Chinese itinerant teacher whose teachings focused on achieving a just society through proper relationships
3. miosda	A philosophical and religious movement concerned with balancing cosmic energies
4. ighn-sfa	Chinese individuals who believed they had discovered the secret to immortality
5. ahknukha	A Jewish festival commemorating the purification of the Temple by the Maccabees
6. ihsadism	An Orthodox Jewish movement adhering strictly to Talmudic law
7. atgetsyvHruinlsGohF	A period when dissatisfied spirits are believed to roam the earth, causing disruption
8. heoskr	Conformance to Jewish dietary laws
9. oenmhra	A seven-branched candelabra used in Jewish worship
10. avprseso	A celebration commemorating God's protection during the Exodus
11. rpuim	Celebration of the events in Esther when Jewish extermination was prevented
12. aydgnayiinn	Two opposing forces that ideally balance each other

-- Howard Culbertson,

"This is a great exercise to review key concepts in the assigned reading." — Jamie M., Nazarene Bible College student